Parasites As Indicators Of Environmental Change And Pollution In Marine Ecosystems by Mackenzie, Ken

“…Conversely, many ectoparasites are highly resistant to environmental change and will respond to such change by increased levels of infection. As a general rule, infections with endoparasitic helminths with complex indirect life cycles tend to decrease, while infections with ectoparasites with direct single-host life cycles tend to increase, with increasing levels of pollution. …”
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Removal of pharmaceutical and personal care products (PPCPs) pollutants from water by novel TiO2-Coconut Shell Powder (TCNSP) composite by Khraisheh, Majeda

“…A number of composite/radiation types and intensities were tested. …”
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Study of performance, combustion, and emissions parameters of DI-diesel engine fueled with algae biodiesel/diesel/n-pentane blends by Elkelawy, Medhat

“…Through performance tests, it was found that 15 ml of n-pentane per liter was the best addition as it caused an increase in the brake thermal efficiency of 7.1% and a decrease in brake specific fuel consumption of 6.4% compared to the elegant B50. …”
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Understanding the mechanisms mediating cardio-renal benefit of empagliflozin in type 2 diabetes mellitus by Dimitrios, Patoulias

“…They have demonstrated1 that empagliflozin treatment resulted in a significant decrease in pulse pressure (PP), mean arterial pressure (MAP) and cardiac workload, compared with placebo; at week 12, placebo-adjusted mean changes from baseline were − 2.5 mmHg for PP, − 2.2 mmHg for MAP and − 315 mmHg x beats per minute (bpm) for cardiac workload (p < 0.0001 for all). …”
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Investigating the Properties of Electrodeposited of Ni-P-ZrC Nanocomposite Coatings by Fayyaz O.

“…Superior corrosion resistance along with higher mechanical performance is becoming a primary requirement to decrease operational costs in the industries. …”
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Adhesive properties of polyester treated by cold plasma in oxygen and nitrogen atmospheres by Novak, I.

“…Polyester foil was treated by the surface diffuse barrier discharge (SDBD) plasma at atmospheric pressure in oxygen and/or in nitrogen containing a small amount of oxygen to improve its surface and adhesive properties. …”
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The effect of expanded graphite on the physical properties of conductive EVA/wax phase change blends for thermal energy storage by Mochane, M. J.

“…The composites showed a decrease in impact strength with increasing EG and wax contents. …”
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The frequency of polycystic ovary syndrome in young reproductive females in Qatar by Sharif, Elham

“…Hormonal analysis demonstrated a significant increase in androgens (total testosterone, dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate, and free testosterone), and a significant decrease in sex hormone-binding globulin in our PCOS group, with a P-value ,0.05. …”
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Optimal operation of hybrid electrical and thermal energy storage systems under uncertain loading condition by Mehrjerdi H.

“…This paper presents a hybrid model of an energy storage system including thermal and electrical energy storage systems in the building with thermal and electrical loads. …”
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Spatial variability of summer hydrography in the central Arabian Gulf by Ali Elobaid, Elnaiem

“…The Arabian Gulf is a very significant ocean body, which hosts more than 55% of the oil reserves of the world and produces about 30% of the total production, and thus, it is likely to face high risk and adverse problems by the intensified environmental stressors and severe climatic changes. …”
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Effect of Zn and Ni substitution on structural, morphological and magnetic properties of tin oxide nanoparticles by Bhuvana, S.

“…The substitution of Ni creates a vital change in magnetic properties that has been measured by vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM).…”
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Effect of Geometrical Parameters on the Performance of Longitudinal Functionally Graded Femoral Prostheses by Oshkour, Azim Ataollahi

“…Hence, the combination of the femoral prosthetic geometry and functionally graded materials can be employed to decrease stress shielding. Such a combination can also be utilized to achieve equilibrium in terms of the stress applied on the implanted femur constituents; thus, the lifespan of total hip replacement can be prolonged. 2014 International Center for Artificial Organs and Transplantation and Wiley Periodicals, Inc.…”
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CRASHWORTHINESS CHARACTERISTICS OF GFRP OVERWRAPPED PVC COMPOSITE TUBES by KHAN, RAHIB AHMED

“…However, it also resulted in a noticeable decrease in crush force efficiency For the second proposed design change to the conventional circular composite tube geometry, the advantage of increased specific energy absorption, seen for the first design change, was retained. …”
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Conceptual Framework for Planning Urban Roadside Vegetation to Enhance Air Quality for Roadside Users by Mogra, Soujanya

“…The local factors, including street geometry, meteorological conditions, and physical characteristics of vegetation, influence the dispersion of pollutants. There is a lack of framework for planning urban road vegetation to disperse air pollutants. …”
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Studying the effect of using zinc chloride on dyeing cotton fabrics with licorice extract by Sharouf, Hoda

“…It was found that dyeing with licorice led to a decrease in the tear strength of the dyed samples, but an increase in the concentration of each of the mordant led to an increase in the resistance of the dyed samples to tearing, as it became stronger than the undyed reference sample.…”
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Polyaniline/Polystyrene Blends: In-Depth Analysis of the Effect of Sulfonic Acid Dopant Concentration on AC Conductivity Using Broadband Dielectric Spectroscopy by Al-Thani N.

“…Increasing CSA resulted in a decrease in the AC conductivity of the blends. …”
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Biocorrosion behavior of biodegradable nanocomposite fibers coated layer-by-layer on AM50 magnesium implant by Abdal-hay, Abdalla

“…The results showed that the AJS 3D membrane fiber layers, particularly the hybrid membrane layers containing a small amount of nHA (3wt.%), induce a higher biocorrosion resistance and effectively decrease the initial degradation rate compared with the neat AM50 coupon samples. …”
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Privacy-Preserving Fog Aggregation of Smart Grid Data Using Dynamic Differentially-Private Data Perturbation by Kserawi, Fawaz

“…Our experimental results show a possible decrease in data perturbation error by 51.7% and 61.2% for smart meters and fog-computing data aggregators perturbed data, respectively, compared to the commonly used Gaussian mechanism.…”
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Enhancing the production of biogas through anaerobic co-digestion of agricultural waste and chemical pre-treatments by Almomani F.

“…The results revealed that the highest cumulative methane production (CMP) of 297.99 NL/kgVS can be generated by co-digestion of ASWs and CD at a ratio of 60:40. Further improvement was achieved via alkalinity treatment with 1.0 g of NaHCO3/gVS leading to decrease in lignin, cellulose, and hemicellulose contents of feedstock by 3.5%, 10.5% and 15.9%, respectively, converting them to soluble fractions and improving the CMP by 11.2–29.7% based on substrate quality. …”
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Use Of Cement By-Pass Dust In Soil Stabilization by Taha, Ramzi

“…Cement by-pass dust (CBPD) or cement kiln dust (CKD) is a by-product of the manufacture of Portland cement. …”
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